Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Dwindling prey and skewed gender ratio a concern, says study The good news is there are tigers in the Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) in West Bengal. But, the worrying part is the scarce prey-base for the national animal. Net result is that the few big-sighted cats roaming are only a …
JAIPUR: Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to the Union ministry of environment and forests, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and the state government over non-implementation of the guidelines prepared by the NTCA in 2012 in compliance with the Supreme Court directions for enhancing the safety and conservation of tigers …
Fostering local community tolerance for endangered carnivores, such as tigers (Panthera tigris), is a core component of many conservation strategies. Identification of antecedents of tolerance will facilitate the development of effective tolerance-building conservation action and secure local community support for, and involvement in, conservation initiatives. We use a stated preference …
Beyond the realms of Ranthambhore’, a status report on tiger and its prey in the wildlife habitats of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, aims at enabling improved and precise conservation strategies. The Ranthambhore National Park, located in WWF-India’s Western India Tiger Landscape is the westernmost arid zone range for wild tigers …
As India is home to nearly 70 per cent of world’s tiger population, the Union Environment Ministry is planning to relocate some of the big cats to Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar, where they have either become extinct or are on the verge of it. Experts from these countries recently took …
NAGPUR: The unique bicycle rally on "World Pollution Control Day" for propagating government schemes on tiger conservation and community development was organized by Satpuda Foundation in Melghat on Wednesday. The Jan Van Chetana rally was flagged off at Malakapur Gond village in the buffer of Melghat Tiger Reserve by Kishor …
Everything in the Dhanwatey household spells heritage, be it antique furniture, pictures of tigers staring at you from old frames or century-old trees surrounding their ancestral house. You can't help but wonder whether their love for forests and flora and fauna stems from the respect for heritage that the couple …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Protection of Tigers, 30/11/2015. Several milestone initiatives have been taken by the Government of India for protection and conservation of tigers and other wild animals, and the same is at Annexure-I.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tribunal at its own motion vs. Ministry of Environment and Ors. dated 19/11/2015 regarding unsystematic growth coupled with human intervention into the habitat and areas of movement of the tigers and particularly the corridors leading to …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has raised concerns over possible 'man-animal conflict' due to three tigers that have strayed into Bhopal from Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary. The Green panel has now asked PCCF (wildlife), conservator of forest, Bhopal, director of Ratapani Sanctuary and other officials to personally appear before the tribunal for …
Release of the tiger conservation plan of Corbett tiger reserve and launch of the Rajaji tiger reserve website are among the activities slated to be held to mark the start of the Wildlife Week in Dehradun on Thursday. State Forest minister Dinesh Aggarwal informed the media that chief minister Harish …
Bhopal/Ahmadabad: Even as Madhya Pradesh's forest and water resources department (WRD) spar over 5,258 hectares of land that Panna tiger reserve is likely to lose in Ken-Betwa river-linking project, International Union for conservation of nature (IUCN) in its latest report has pointed out that Madhya Pradesh and other states of …
Bhutan is home to an amazing 103 wild tigers—an increase from a previous estimate of 75 that was not based on actual field surveys—according to the country’s first-ever tiger survey released on Global Tiger Day [July 29]. Conducted entirely by Bhutanese scientists, the survey spanned habitats ranging from snowy, cold …
The Kosi-Gaula-Nandhaur-Sharda region, in the Shivalik-Bhabar tract, comprises the western circle of the terai tiger habitat. The region falls between rivers Kosi and Sharda and connects the Corbett Tiger Reserve and the Rajaji Tiger Reserve. This western circle has attracted much attention among tiger conservationists the world over, as 79 …
DEHRADUN: During the tiger census last year, 22% of the of big cats in the country were found to roam in areas that were not tiger reserves or protected forests. Now, an international effort has begun to better protect tigers that roam the forest divisions of Ramnagar, Haldwani, Terai east …
On the occasion of Global Tiger Day today, wildlife experts said the majestic big cat emerged as the ambassador of India's conservation efforts. "Tiger symbolises our overall conservation efforts. It is a vehicle and an ambassador of how we can take care of the conservation of our forests," Sundarban Biosphere …
Conservation efforts pay off in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh The tiger population in the two States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh will soon hit the century mark, thanks to a successfully laid recovery track that channels through Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve. If Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments manage to prevent poaching …
COIMBATORE: A group of entrepreneurs from the city has come together to raise funds and increase awareness on the conservation of tigers. They will launch their initiative 'Wild Tiger Foundation' on Wednesday, coinciding with the 'International Tiger Day'. Wild Tiger Foundation will be mentored by leading tiger conservationist K Ullas …
BHOPAL: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has severely criticised Madhya Pradesh government citing inadequate efforts led to decline in population of great Indian bustards, chitals, sloth bears and wild dogs in sanctuaries though the tiger population remained stable in 2010 compared to 2006. Auditors said that planning for …
MUMBAI: The state government has decided to celebrate the International Tiger Day, on July 29 at large scale. The forest department is planning to organize seminars, awareness programme and exhibitions on the Day. An official said that the department is planning to hold various programme at district level and Mumbai …
